Events of the Day

Events

1649 – The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces ofPope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro.

1666 – The Great Fire of Londonbreaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings, includingOld St Paul's Cathedral.

1789 – The United States Department of the Treasury is founded

1806 – A massive landslide destroys the town of Goldau, Switzerland, killing 457.

1862 – American Civil War: United States President Abraham Lincoln reluctantly restores Union GeneralGeorge B. McClellan to full command after General John Pope's disastrous defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run.

1901 – Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.

1912 – Arthur Rose Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America.

1939 – World War II: Following the start of the invasion of Poland the previous day, the Free City of Danzig(now Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed byNazi Germany.

1946 – The Interim Government of India is formed, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru as vice president with the powers of a Prime Minister. 

2009 – The Andhra Pradesh, India helicopter crash occurred near Rudrakonda Hill, 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India. Fatalities included Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. 

Births

1548 – Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (d. 1616)
1675 – William Somervile, English poet and author (d. 1742)
1778 – Louis Bonaparte, French-Dutch king (d. 1846)
1805 – Esteban Echeverría, Argentinian poet and author (d. 1851)
1820 – Lucretia Hale, American journalist and author (d. 1900)
1873 – Lily Poulett-Harris, Australian cricketer and educator (d. 1897)
1897 – Fazlollah Zahedi, Iranian general and statesman, 36th Prime Minister of                 Iran (d. 1963)
1918 – Allen Drury, American journalist and author (d. 1998)
1927 – Francis Matthews, English actor (d. 2014)[7]
1934 – Chuck McCann, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2018)

Deaths

1764 – Nathaniel Bliss, English astronomer and mathematician (b. 1700)
1934 – Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist, and actor (b. 1908)
1941 – Lloyd Seay, American race car driver (b. 1919)
1943 – Marsden Hartley, American painter and poet (b. 1877)
1973 – J. R. R. Tolkien, English novelist, short story writer, poet, and philologist (b. 1892)
1977 – Stephen Dunne, American actor (b. 1918)
2002 – Dick Reynolds, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1915)
2015 – Ephraim Engleman, American rheumatologist, author, and academic (b. 1911)

Holydays and observations

National Blueberry Popsicle Day (United States)
National Blueberry Popsicle Day (United States)
Victory over Japan Day (United States)
 

Courtesy: wikipedia
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